| Solakzade Mehmed Hemdemi | |
| Birth Date: | 1592 |
| Birth Place: | Constantinople (now Istanbul, Turkey) |
| Death Date: | 1658 |
| Nationality: | Ottoman |
| Occupation: | Historian, Music Composer, Poet |
| Notable Works: | Tarih-i Solakzade |
Solakzade Mehmed (1592–1658), using the pen name Hemdemi, was an Ottoman historian and music composer.[1] He wrote a famous Ottoman history titled Tarih-i Solakzade (History of Solakzade). He seems to have been the son of a Solak, a janissary bowman of the sultan's personal guard, and was born in Constantinople.[2]